Region:Americas

Country:Brazil

Department/Province/State:Bahia

Sex¹:Male

Age:53

Date of Killing:10/03/2025

Previous Threats:No, but previous threats to colleagues

Type of Work:Farmer / Peasant

Organisation:Conselho de Caciques Pataxó (CONPACA)

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' rights, Land rights

More information:Front Line Defenders

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://cimi.org.br/2025/03/pataxo-assassinado-ti-barra-velha/?swcfpc=1

https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/noticia/2025/03/11/comunidade-pataxo-denuncia-morte-de-indigena-no-extremo-sul-da-bahia.ghtml

https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/direitos-humanos/noticia/2025-03/indigena-pataxo-e-assassinado-em-comunidade-na-bahia

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